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Ampersand Health, Push Doctor and SkinVision are among the companies selected to take part in the programme.

The funding will support the Centres of Excellence in digital pathology and imaging with AI, adult social care, bioscience projects and more.

David Walliker, currently chief information officer at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, will join the organisation in October.

With the new solution, the NHS trust aims to better protect girls and women at risk of FGM.

NHS Forth Valley was awarded £37,200 by the Scottish government for the project.

Once deployed, GPs in the area will be able to order tests electronically from the trust's laboratories.

The eight vendors selected have been evaluated against key criteria by experts from national, regional and local bodies.

Partner organisations will work together to speed up progress in science and healthcare.

Also: new inquiry into health ageing launched in the UK; Matt Hancock keeps his role as health and social care secretary as new British prime minister Boris Johnson takes office.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust will be replacing its Lorenzo patient administration system from DXC Technology after awarding a 10-year contract to British health IT services and solutions supplier System C.